Public Safety committee  It's a big question. I think Bill C-21 captures a number of topics, and it is worthwhile that the committee is looking at that and trying to figure out how we can improve it. Maybe one comment I'll make is there's still, I think, an open discussion with respect to the handgun f

Public Safety committee  Yes, we do.

Public Safety committee  Yes, we do. I think it's focused on the right things, like how powerful the gun is and what the capacity of that gun and the firearm is. It's focused on the semi-automatic weapons that are commonly referred to as assault-style rifles and have been since the 1970s, including in ad

Public Safety committee  When that happened to us, it was in the summer, and it took us months to decide what we were going to do, to even find each other and to come together. I think we took some time to look at the broader landscape and picture. We decided we would speak from our experience but also a

Public Safety committee  Again, I think the intention of having the G-4 amendment is to try to articulate what that ceiling is on capability. That's why we're in support of it. I also might point out that I think other groups and this committee have considered also the loopholes related to large-capacity

Public Safety committee  I think the intention is to ensure that it is designed for capable.... I think this is where, again, having the manufacturers at the table would probably help because it's really their motivation that we're calling into question with the wording as it is. It would be interesting

Public Safety committee  I think this follows up on our belief that what should be guiding this is reasonably used rather than commonly used. For example, allowing a gun into the system and then deciding whether it's dangerous after the fact seems backwards, so I would agree with your comment on that. I

Public Safety committee  I think that's difficult. I think that, as evidenced by the—

Public Safety committee  Thank you for the question. I would say it is difficult to find that centre ground, apparently. This is the public safety committee, so almost by its title we feel like this starts with public safety as the primary goal of any of the initiatives here. We would say that reasonab

Public Safety committee  Again, maybe as an observer I'll make two observations. Number one, yesterday the article that was in the Montreal Gazette, and I think in the Ottawa Citizen, talked very specifically about new guns coming to market that are really designed to circumvent some of the provisions—th

Public Safety committee  Our presence here today is a reminder of what happens when guns are used for violent ends. Knowing what we have experienced, we're here to urge you to put safety at the centre of your decision-making. There is evidence of a proliferation of powerful, rapid-fire, quick-loading wea

Public Safety committee  I guess there is an exemption for sport shooting. We look at the Olympic program, and it's very tightly tied with respect to the kinds of guns that are used. They're very specific. This is all going to be about risk management. The risk of those guns turning into crime guns is pr

Public Safety committee  Thank you, and thank you again for the other questions from the committee as we're working through this. I want to say as well that the father of one of the victims affected is a retired police officer. We have that influence in terms of our thinking. I would say again that it'

Public Safety committee  It is a great challenge. I do like the fact that you've expanded the discussion again, because it's not one thing and it's not one person or one group's experience; it's all of our experience collectively. You're going to have the unenviable task of sorting through what, at the

Public Safety committee  Beyond the statement, I do want to congratulate Mr. Wilson on his work. We have tried to reach out and become more educated about the issue. I will say that we were not educated about this issue before this incident came into our lives. It's shocking when it happens. I am also